United Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Chicago’s O'Hare Airport

‘The fire department and medical personnel met the aircraft out of an abundance of caution,’ a United Airlines spokesperson said.
United Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Chicago’s O'Hare Airport
A United Airline Airbus A320 aircraft lands at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., on April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski
Tom Ozimek
Updated:
0:00

An engine caught fire on a United Airlines flight at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport on May 27, causing the pilots to abort takeoff.

United Airlines flight 2091 from Chicago to Seattle experienced an engine fire at around 2 p.m. local time at O'Hare airport shortly before takeoff, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
twitter
Related Topics